68 A Mysterious Piece of Ar (1/2)
Mina calmed down but the general continued to hold on to her. She couldn't help but stare at him in annoyance but the man won't be fazed.
\”Let's continue.\” Mina felt the hand holding on to her when the general spoke.
\”Serket,\” the warning was clear on the man's tone and Mina concealed a smile while looking at the parrot who had to suppress a squawk at the last minute.
\”Give grandfather some face.\”
The bird reluctantly stood across Mina and found the perfect pose to display its majestic wings.
'How dare this bird put display those colorful feathers!'
Mina looked at her paws and saw her shiny black fur. Absentmindedly, her eyes strayed back to Serket's feathers who appeared to be smoothing out her feathers. She marveled at how those feathers could look so beautiful and the bird caught her doing it.
They looked at each other in the eye who looked at her with malice. A few seconds later, Mina noticed that the parrot's beak was moving and she tried to read the mouthed words.
'Stinky cat'
'Stinky cat?'
The words kept on repeating and Mina could feel her body tense up as the parrot kept on mouthing the same words.
'How dare...'
Mina felt her hind legs crouch down instinctively.
\”Grrrr...\”
Unable to suppress the sound, Mina was ready to strike but something continued to hold her tighter.
\”Ehem...\”
When the old man cleared his throat, Mina couldn't help but pay attention although she continued to be annoyed at the parrot who was making subtle gestures to annoy her.
\”Juvenile!\”
Mina mouthed the words back unable to suppress herself but not wanting to create a scene. If she made any more aggressive movements, the person holding her might chain her up like a rabid dog.
'Just you wait, you parakeet! I'll feed you to a falcon!'
Mina's thoughts were starting to wander to all the ways she could torture the annoyingly beautiful parrot.
\”Now, now. We have to discuss the anomaly in Covin.\”
The old man's voice was calm as if unfazed by the tension in the room.
'Covin?'
Mina who was still trying to wiggle out of the general's grasp paid attention to the old man.
As if understanding her inner thoughts, the old man gave Mina a slight smile.
\”Yes, Covin. Jadon found something unusual in the governor's residence.\”
Mina was all ears now and she gave the general an inquisitive look. Serket who also stopped annoying Mina looked at the old man and then at Jadon and went on to ask about what happened.
\”By unusual, what do you mean?\”
\”It has something to do with why we're here.\”
After giving Serket a meaningful look, Jadon continued.
\”It has something to do with the missing fairy.\”
The general's words rendered the bird with shock. Forgetting the feud with the cat, Serket walked one step at a time towards Jadon.
With her wings placed behind her, the arrogant bird appeared to be lost in thought. Just when she was in front of Mina, she looked up towards the general.
\”You mean...\”
\”Yes. I sensed Morrigan's presence.\”
It was time for Mina to feel confused at that moment.
'What was the general talking about?'
She looked from Jadon to Serket and back.
'What were they talking about?'
Not knowing anything about the matter, she looked at the old man to ask for help. Grandfather was running his hands over his chin.
\”What do you plan to do?\”
Mina can old study everyone in silence.
'What was happening?'
\”Grandfather,\” the general had a thoughtful tone while looking at the old man, \”you know we were sent here to look for Morrigan. We have to investigate Covin first.\”
The old man nodded before speaking his thoughts out loud.
\”Something blocked the main portal for souls that leads into the Network and this Morrigan that you are looking for suddenly appears in Covin.\”
\”I have the same thoughts. The blockage in the portal and Morrigan's disappearance -these two things may be related.\”
'What were these people talking about?'
Mina felt confused.